GRE Word List

EXEGESIS

exposition

The meaning of the word exegesis is exposition.

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WordMeaning
aperturean opening or open space : hole
prepossessingcreating prejudice
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention